In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli left wing politician”. Today it says “israeli politician and news commentator”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
He is currently a Knesset member of Meretz - Yachad party. Yossi Sarid (born October 24 , 1940 ) is an Israeli left wing politician . He is currently a Knesset member of Meretz - Yachad party. He holds a Master's degree in Political Science from New School for Social Research , New York . Before entering politics, he was a journalist . He still writes a weekly column for Haaretz . In 2003 , Sarid began to write some poetry .1
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Yossi Sarid ( , born 24 October 1940) is a left-wing Israeli news commentator and former politician.He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment , Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006.A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment , he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
member of the Knesset Yossi Sarid ( , born 24 October 1940) is an Israeli news commentator and former politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment , Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment , he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003.
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member of the Knesset Yossi Sarid ( ; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment , Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment , he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass."Mourning Sarid: "Left Jewish the believes in peace and demands truth" .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli politician (1940–2015) Yossi Sarid ( ; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment , Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment , he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass. "Mourning Sarid: "Left Jewish the believes in peace and demands truth" .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli politician (1940–2015) Yossi Sarid ( Hebrew : יוסי שריד ; 24 October 1940 – 4 December 2015) was an Israeli politician and news commentator. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment , Ratz and Meretz between 1974 and 2006. A former Minister of Education and Minister of the Environment , he led Meretz between 1996 and 2003 and served as Leader of the Opposition from 2001 to 2003. Known for his determined moral stance and his willingness to pay the political price for that determination, Sarid was often referred to as Israel's moral compass. "Mourning Sarid: "Left Jewish the believes in peace and demands truth" .
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israeli left wing politician
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israeli politician and news commentator
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